So who's trying to bomb the West End?

[TheFaQQer]

The gas canisters were for patio heaters. Could it be someone protesting about the smoking ban?

The cynic in me keeps saying “New Labour dirty tricks”. I feel another ban coming on. What will it be this time?

The ban on patio heaters is coming - you heard it here first.

Smoking ban results in increased CO2 because of the extra heaters that pubs use, so the next ban will be on the heating of smokers. Expect a new law to include smokers houses cannot have heating, electricity or food either.

Like the new Avatar, btw.

[BoredBloke]

It seems odd that it was a single bomb. I thought that these days it's bombs set to go off together to cause the maximum impact. This was a single small bomb which was defused. Also it looks like the person/people who planted it managed to draw a lot of attention to themselves.

[Orangutan]

Damn inconsiderate blocking off haymarket, I had to walk the long way around this morning

[Moscow Mule]

200L of fuel + detonator = medium sized explosion, but probably wouldn't cause massive structural damage.

We haven't been told what was wrapped around the fuel yet - this could tell us how professional the perps were.

IF, they were real nasty bar-stewards they would have put the real detonator inside the fuel and left the dummy outside. Ready for it to detonate an hour after discovery.

[andy]

what we need is new shiny id cards to protect us from bombs

[Ardesco]

But, but

The area was cordoned off while police examined what they described as a "potentially viable explosive device".

A gas cannister is a potentially viable explosive device all by itself, no detonator needed....

[Troll]

But, but
A gas cannister is a potentially viable explosive device all by itself, no detonator needed....

as witnessed by the death of the welder in the Wolsingham blast in County Durham

[Devlin]

I reckon it must've been blair out on the piss last night..

[anally retentive]

Probably just some nutter who got bounced from Tiger Tiger trying to get his own back.

that's nonsense. NO-ONE has ever been refused entry to tiger-tiger!

[SizeZero]

what we need is new shiny id cards to protect us from bombs

and a matching national database 'for the security of the people'! wow, why didnt New Liebour think of that . . .